Mending the Tears

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Large drawing of two women sitting on a short wooden bench on a beach. The sitting woman on the right faces left; she is dressed in a long, short-sleeved dress and has her hair down; her left elbow is bent up and her hand touching her shoulder; she holds a spool of string and thread in her right hand. The woman on the left sits on the floor and faces right; she wears her hair in a bun; she is dressed in a long-sleeved dress with a gathered neckline, and her dress is ruffled on the sleeves; she holds one end of a large fishing net with both hands; her feet are tucked under the hem of her dress. The large fishing net sits between them. The seated woman's right bare foot and the woman on the ground's two bare feet are visible. The background shows a horizon with a body of water; a ship with sails on the left; and another object on the right. The entire image is monochromatic in shades of gray on beige. The drawing depicts 'Mending the Tears' by Winslow Homer.